IPRO HQIC
This resource explains what All-Cause Harm is, why it is important, and then dives into each of the processes it takes to prevent All-Cause Harm. Eight priority focus areas for the Hospital Quality Improvement Contract (HQIC) are illuminated and strategies to monitor compliance are provided.
All-Cause Harm Resource, Recording and Slides from the IPRO HQIC All-Cause Harm “launch” on March 29th, 2021.
American Institutes for Research (AIR) for IPRO HQIC
This PFE Roadmap provides practical guidance to help hospitals implement five PFE best practices:
National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP)
Poster that illustrates pressure injury staging on all different types of skin pigments.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The resources in this inventory include guidance on how to increase physical accessibility of medical services, tools to assess your practice or facility’s accessibility for individuals’ disabilities, and tips and training materials to support efforts to reduce barriers and improve quality of care. This document is intended to provide recommendations on how to improve accessibility in order to improve quality of care for patients with disabilities.
IPRO NQIIC
Health Equity Resources:
IPRO HQIC
IPRO Hospital Quality Improvement (HQIC), Learning and Action Network (LAN) webinar on the All-Cause Harm focus are of Opioid Stewardship: April 26th 2021.
IPRO HQIC presented aggregate baseline data on the Opioid Stewardship Hospital Baseline Assessment and heard from a rural hospital on promoting the safe use of opioids (prescribing policy, scripted communication tools, alternatives to opioids, tracking prescribing practices, referral network for pain management, and MAT therapy).
In addition, IPRO HQIC highlight many salient opioid stewardship resources on processes that support the inclusion of patient and family engagement and health equity (stigma) in opioid stewardship efforts. These resources further support IPRO HQIC hospital efforts in All-Cause Harm reduction.
Recording, Slides and All-Cause Harm Resource available.
Prepared by IPRO Hospital Quality Improvement Contractors (HQIC)
This Resource Guide provides examples on how best to collect race, ethnicity, and language data and ensure that it is being collected consistently.
MHA Keystone Center
The MHA Keystone Center encourages organizations to use this guide to assess the current level of hospital implementation around key strategies aimed at reducing disparities to achieve equity and improving quality. This resource will guide organizations to prioritize and act on identified gaps so that deliberate and purposeful action is taken to ensure that the outcomes across all patient populations are equitable. Sections of the guide include:
Section 1: Understanding Key Terms
Section 2: Why Equity in Care Matters
Section 3: Strategic Pillars on the Journey Toward Equity
Section 4: Recommendations for Action
Section 5: Levels of Implementation
Section 6: The MHA Keystone Center’s Dedication to
Achieving Health Equity
Section 7: Resource Compendium
IPRO & Telligen Hospital Quality Improvement Contractors (HQICs)
The LAN included:
Attendees had the opportunity to discuss:
Hospitals left “in action” with a variety of strategies and 17 salient resources for the front-line to further efforts in All-Cause Harm (Pressure Injury) prevention and management.
This material was prepared by American Institutes for Research (AIR). It is redistributed by IPRO HQIC, a Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
A growing body of work—captured in peer-reviewed
literature and the experiences of hospitals and health
systems across the United States—highlights the benefits
of PFE, suggesting that successful implementation of PFE
practices can contribute to better outcomes. This PFE Roadmap provides practical guidance to help hospitals implement five PFE best
practices.
Authors: Caitlin Thomas-Henkel and Meryl Schulman, Center for Health Care Strategies
This resource examines how organizations participating in Transforming Complex Care, a multisite national initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, are assessing and addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) for populations with complex needs. It reviews key considerations for organizations seeking to use SDOH data to improve patient care.
Included: 1) selecting and implementing SDOH assessment tools 2) collecting patient level information related to SDOH; 3) creating workflows to track and address patient needs; 4) identifying community resources and tracking referrals.
An IPRO NQIIC Health Equity Cross-Task Event
This resource provides a recording and slides from a webinar presentation on how healthcare organizations can play an important role in advancing the collection of social determinants data and how these social risk factors impact patient health and quality of life. Additionally, the presenters provide valuable information on optimal Z code use for reimbursement.
Prepared by IPRO QIN-QIO NQIIC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement & Innovation Group
Executive Audience: How the HEOA can lower your financial risk and help achieve the Triple AIM
Adapted from HSAG by IPRO QIN-QIO Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement and Innovation Group
This document provides a step-by-step roadmap for organizational commitment to health equity.
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
This session will highlight best practices and examples for
successfully implementing health equity strategies within hospital
settings. Rosa Abraha, MPH, Alliant HQIC’s health equity lead, will
address frequently asked questions from hospitals and engage in a
discussion with participants.
